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Production
Interests in proven, producing leases, with under-developed drill sites on First Nations lands.
CREEnergy Oil & Gas Inc. · Northern Alberta
Majority First Nations owned and operated energy, from the well to the market.
CREEnergy is a majority First Nations owned and operated, AER-licensed energy company in Northern Alberta. We produce, upgrade, move and trade crude. We also work with First Nations communities to build value-added processing on their lands.
- Since 2007in the industry
- AER-licensedAlberta Energy Regulator
- MajorityFirst Nations owned & operated
- Full chainproduce, upgrade, trade
Our story
Founded in 2007 on a simple conviction.
David Calahãsen founded CREEnergy in 2007 because First Nations bands needed leadership of their own to manage their resource base. Today CREEnergy is an Alberta corporation, majority owned and operated by First Nations individuals in Western Canada, and AER-licensed. We work with Indian Oil and Gas Canada (IOGC) on the acquisition and license transfer of wells on First Nations lands.
We see the resource as our communities always have: a gift from the Creator, to be developed with care for the people who live on the land.
- Company
- CREEnergy Oil & Gas Inc.
- Founded
- 2007
- Registered
- Alberta, Canada
- Mailing address
- PO Box 60, Chateh, AB T0H 0S0
- Regulators
- AER, IOGC
- Ownership
- Majority First Nations owned & operated
Our mission
CREEnergy exists to bring leadership and understanding to our associate bands, to develop our own resources on our own land, and to build outcomes that benefit our people and our partners.
Why CREEnergy
What sets CREEnergy apart
Access built on partnership, a margin earned on quality, and returns that keep opportunity close to the community. Canadian policy also increasingly encourages Indigenous economic participation, and CREEnergy operates within that shift.
Access built on partnership
First Nations lands hold significant under-developed oil and gas. CREEnergy develops it in partnership with the bands, and has built relationships with First Nations across Western Canada over more than twenty years. Relationships like these take years to build.
Proven, producing assets
We focus on interests in proven, producing leases with identified upside in under-developed sites, rather than exploration.
A margin earned on quality
The business takes in crude, cleans it to pipeline specification and sells it on. Management believes this margin is less tied to the price of oil than production alone. Supporting detail is available in the data room.
Room to move up the chain
Beyond production and trading, CREEnergy plans small-scale refining. This kind of value-added processing would keep more of the margin, and more of the jobs, at home.
What we do
One company, across the value chain.
CREEnergy works each stage from the well to the market. Doing this in house helps keep quality and safety consistent and reduces handoffs between companies.
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Offtake & upgrading
Taking in crude and cleaning it to pipeline specification with leased, relocatable equipment.
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Trading & market access
Direct access to buyers as an AER-licensed, First Nations owned and operated company, with fewer handoffs between the well and the buyer.
Supporting capabilities
Reservoir engineering
In-house reservoir analysis, production optimization and resource assessment.
Transportation & logistics
Trucking, storage and logistics that move product from the well site to market across Western Canada.
Construction & site services
Building and maintaining the facilities, access roads and site infrastructure that operations depend on.
Footprint
Rooted in Alberta, reaching across Western Canada.
CREEnergy connects First Nations-controlled lands and resources with operating and financing opportunity, through relationships across the West.
Alberta
Based in the Chateh and High Level area of Northern Alberta, in the heart of the province’s energy region.
British Columbia
Working relationships with First Nations bands in the province.
Saskatchewan
Working relationships with First Nations bands in the province.
Planned
Growth
From extraction to refining.
CREEnergy plans to add small-scale refining on First Nations land, designed to meet applicable emissions requirements. Moving from raw extraction to value-added processing would capture more margin and create skilled jobs close to home.
- Emissions-compliant design
- Value-added processing
- Skilled local jobs
- Higher margin capture
Community & ownership
Community benefit
CREEnergy is majority owned and operated by First Nations individuals and built so that opportunity stays close to the First Nations communities it works with, through jobs, training and partnership on the land.
Jobs
Work close to home
Production, upgrading, transport and planned refining all create work, training and skills in the community.
Benefit
Benefit that stays home
CREEnergy aims to return revenue and opportunity to the communities it partners with.
Partnership
Long-term partnership
Where agreements provide for it, revenue sharing with partner bands aligns interests and supports long-term stability on reserve lands.
Leadership
The people behind CREEnergy
Leaders from First Nations communities and experienced operators, combining industry experience with the trust of the communities we work with.
David Calahãsen
Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer
Treaty member of Lubicon First Nation. David founded CREEnergy in 2007 and leads its vision and strategy. He brings deep networks across Western Canada’s First Nations communities and decades in Indigenous resource development.
Roland Calahãsen
Chief Commercial Officer
Treaty member of Woodland Cree Nation. Roland has more than 20 years of direct relationships with First Nations bands across BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan, which form the foundation of CREEnergy’s community access and trust.
Hareesh Viswarupan
Chief Operations Officer
A veteran with more than two decades of experience in oil fields, including offshore rigs. He leads field operations, crude cleaning and upgrading, and delivery, keeping quality and safety consistent from the well site through to market.
Anil Cherian
Chief Strategy Officer
A medical doctor by background and former senior military officer. He leads governance, corporate structure and strategy, keeping decision-making, controls and community commitments sound as the company grows.
Sunil Cherian
Chief Financial Officer
Technology entrepreneur and finance and capital-strategy leader from the San Francisco Bay Area. Co-founder of TrustBL, an AI platform for sustainability and carbon-market data, and a TiE50 award-winning founder. At CREEnergy he leads finance, deal structure and capital strategy.
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